About St. James

On-the-Glebe

St. James On-the-Glebe Anglican Church is a mission church dedicated to serving the living God - Father, Son, and Holy Ghost - in the Anglican tradition of the “faith which was once delivered unto the saints” (St. Jude 3) on Virginia’s Middle Peninsula.

We believe the Holy Bible is the uniquely inspired Word of God and the measure of the Christian faith. This faith is proclaimed and summarized in the Apostles’ and Nicene Creeds. We reverently approach the Lord in worship using the Book of Common Prayer, which contains the daily liturgies of Morning and Evening Prayer, as well as our weekly Sunday liturgy of Holy Communion. We take Jesus at His word when He says, “This is my body, this is my blood” and believe that He is truly present in the bread and wine of the altar.

Our belief in the communion of saints moves us to fellowship and hospitality. Every Sunday after we eat from the Lord’s Table, we sit down to share a meal in the parish hall, making time to have good conversation and welcome visitors.

“I was glad when they said unto me, We will go into the House of the Lord”

Psalm 122:1.

Service Times

Location:

6124 W Abingdon Glebe Ln Gloucester, VA 23061

Visit us on the Historic Glebe:
Tuesday-Sunday
7am-6pm

Phone
804.824.9552

Have a question or need a priest?

Please do not hesitate to get in contact with Fr. Fife.

CLERGY:

VICAR: Fr. Kevin C. Fife

Fr. Fife was appointed the vicar (the priest of a mission) of St. James On-the-Glebe in August 2021. He, his wife, and their three children live on the Glebe where they enjoy being closer to the chapel than to the mailbox.

With the invaluable help of holy priests, brilliant Bible professors, and a godly wife, Fr. Fife discerned a call to the ministerial priesthood while attending Montreat College for an Undergraduate degree in Biblical Scholarship, shortly after discovering the Anglican tradition of the Faith. He then received a Master of Divinity from the Reformed Episcopal Seminary, Philadelphia in 2019.

Before his call to St. James On-the-Glebe, Fr. Fife was the curate at All Saints, Wilmington, NC, where he was ordained to the order of priests in 2020.

His vision for the Glebe is to steward and preserve this historic piece of God’s creation, growing it into a haven of rest and hospitality, working with the land for peace and sanctification.

Bishop Chandler H. Jones

The Most Reverend Chandler Holder Jones SSC is Bishop Ordinary of the Diocese of the Eastern United States and Presiding Bishop of the Anglican Province of America.

A native of Surry County, North Carolina, and a graduate of Emory and Henry College (BA) and Duke University Divinity School (MDiv), with graduate studies at Dominican House of Studies, Washington, DC, he has been priested for twenty-five years and has served congregations in Virginia, Maryland, Florida, and Georgia. He has also studied English literature at Exeter College, University of Oxford, England and Anglican history at the King’s School, Canterbury Cathedral. A convert to the Continuing Anglican Church movement, he has been a Continuing Anglo-Catholic for over thirty years. He was consecrated to the Episcopate as Bishop Suffragan of the Diocese in 2010 and was elected Bishop Coadjutor in 2019. He became Bishop Ordinary of the Diocese in July 2021.

He has been married for twenty-one years to Megan Baskwill Jones - together they have four children.

At St. James On-the-Glebe we take seriously and joyfully our calling to “worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness.”

(Psalm 96:9)

We strive together in love and charity to grow in sanctification. Both worship and fellowship are at the heart of the St. James On-the-Glebe community. Come and be warmly welcomed into our branch of God’s family.

What is Anglicanism?

Anglicanism is the expression of the historic Christian faith that developed in England and that has been practiced by English-speaking people the world over for centuries. Today, the Anglican tradition is shared by people of many languages and cultures.

Anglicans regard the Holy Bible as the written Word of God and as the record of His revelation to humanity. This revelation is perfected and fulfilled in Jesus Christ, the eternal Word of God Himself, who became a human like us in real time and space to bring us back to God.

This work of redemption primarily happens through His Church, which is the organic, visible community that our Lord founded through his Holy Apostles while still on earth and which was animated by the Holy Spirit on Pentecost.

“Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you” (St. Matthew 28:19-20). This authority which Christ gave to His Apostles has been handed down in an unbroken line called the Apostolic Succession, in which our bishops share. Anglicans believe that salvation is not mainly a decision made on one’s own, but a life lived in fellowship in the “blessed company of all faithful people.”

In and by His Church the Lord pours out His grace most clearly through the Holy Sacraments, those “outward and visible signs of inward and spiritual grace.” The Sacrament of Holy Communion is for Anglicans the weekly Sunday celebration and is, in fact, the axis of the whole Christian life. We take Jesus’ words “This is my Body, this is my Blood” seriously and believe that He is especially present among His people in the Bread and Wine of the Lord’s Supper.

This weekly (or sometimes even daily) celebration is our chief liturgy. Anglicans are liturgical; our order of worshiping God is uniform and made of forms that have been used since the very earliest days of the Church. This connects us both to our brethren who worship God on earth and those who worship Him in the heavens.

Anglicans seek not to conform Christ to their own image, but to be conformed to the image of Christ through His Word and Sacrament in His Holy Church.

Anglican Resources:

EARTH & ALTAR

A Catholic Ressourcement for Anglicans.

earthaltar.org

THE SACRAMENTALISTS PODCAST

The Sacramentalists is a podcast where the ancient Christian faith is brought to bear on issues prevalent in modern culture. Join us for in-depth discussions on how theology intersects with our daily life.

liveshttps://anchor.fm/the-sacramentalists

PHILORTHODOX BLOG

By the Right Rev. Chandler Jones, Presiding Bishop of the APA: This site is dedicated to the traditional Anglican expression of the One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church of Our Lord Jesus Christ. We profess the orthodox Christian Faith enshrined in the three great Creeds and the Seven Ecumenical Councils of the ancient undivided Church. We celebrate the Seven Sacraments of the historic Church. We cherish and continue the Catholic Revival inaugurated by the Tractarian or Oxford Movement. Universality, Antiquity and Consent.

philorthodox.blogspot.com